Swamp Rose Mallow (Hibiscus moscheutos)

Family: Malvaceae | Edibility: Edible (1/5)

Bloom Color: Pink, Red, White. Main Bloom Time: Early fall, Late summer, Mid fall. Form: Upright or erect.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Leaves

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Spring

Flavor & Culinary Uses

mild flavour and somewhat mucilaginous texture with a slight bitterness in the aftertaste. — Although there are no reports of edibility for this species, most of the plants in this family have edible leaves and flowers.; The flowers are about 15cm in diameter, though in some cultivars they are up to 25cm in diameter.; They have a mild flavour and somewhat mucilaginous texture with a slight bitterness in the aftertaste.; The leaves are rather bland and are also mucilaginous, but have a slight hairiness to them which detracts a little from the pleasure of eating them.

Habitat & North American Range

Saline marshes and the shores of lakes. (Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8, Zone 9)